Sarah Whitmore (9 August 1931 – 27 March 2021) was a British equestrian. Whitmore started her career with eventing, but switched to dressage after breaking her back due to a fall at the Badminton Horse Trials. She competed at the 1966 World Championships and was a substitute for the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. Her coach was Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr.Olympisch amazone Sarah Whitmore (89) overleden
She competed in the individual dressage event at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

. She won in 1976 the national title in the Grand Prix. She later competed at the 1978 and 1982 World Championships. Whitmore lived at the Hilders Farm in Edenbridge. Her mother Charlotte Fry worked as a working student for Whitmore. Whitmore died on 27 March 2021, aged 89.

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* 1931 births 2021 deaths British female equestrians British dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Great Britain Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{UK-equestrian-bio-stub